SusanP

June 24 Reading, Writing & Wikis
2:30-3:30pm Ballroom C-1
Susan Pendergast
Seaman USD 345, Topeka, KS

Research -- effective writing instruction

• Wiki engagement - final exam success
• Use - retention of course content & information
• Repeated use over time - academic success
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Show examples of teachers using in classroom for student use
Basics Getting Started

New Middle School-- housed within the Museum District
All work electronic (not sure of device yet)
15 months on the Design Team -- recommendations
Toolkit (packaged curriculum vs. open ended tools to develop)

1. Wiki (open ended tool)
2. Not WHAT by WHY & HOW

NCTE
Partnership for 21st Century Skills
The Global Achievement Gap
Read, Write, Listen, Think effectively

Elements of Effective Instruction (11 elements)
Writing Next & Reading Next whitepapers -- links on wiki

Writing Strategies
Summarization
Collaboration++++
Specific Product Goals
Word Processing
Inquiry Activities++++
Process Writing
Content Learning

Modeling and Providing Examples

Teacher-Centered (streamline/organize your class content)
Student-Centered

1. Collaborative Note taking
2. Exploratory Projects
3. Learn/Shares (pair work - feedback on wiki)
4. Individual/Self Assessments and efolios
5. Student-Created Open Educational Resources (OER) - class wikipedia

3:14pm Technical Glitches -- kicked me out of wiki so I'm back